Former Browns kicker Don Cockroft making guest appearance in Willowick on Friday

Former Browns kicker Don Cockroft will make a guest appearance from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, located at 30517 Euclid Ave. in Willowick, to meet with fans and sell autographed and non-autographed copies of “The 1980 Kardiac Kids – Our Untold Stories!”
Cockroft co-authored the 672-page book recalling the 1980 team coached by Sam Rutigliano. Quarterback Brian Sipe was the MVP of the NFL during the season in which the Browns made a habit of winning games in the final minutes, thus earning the nickname, “Kardiac Kids.”
The season ended sadly when the Raiders beat the Browns, 14-12, in a divisional playoff game in old Cleveland Stadium. The game that ended with Sipe throwing an interception is recounted in Cockroft’s book.
The Raiders beat San Diego in the AFC championship game a week later and then beat the Eagles, 27-10, in Super Bowl XV.
Fans believe had the Browns beaten the Raiders, the Browns would have won the Super Bowl that year.